The collection of the Qur n / John Burton
1977. Cambridge ; London : Cambridge University Press. Review copy. 5Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #444701
ISBN: 0521214394
Physical description: vii, 273 pages ; 24 cm. Contents: 1. Introduction: 2. The Islamic legal sciences -- 3. The sub-science of naskh Naskh al hukm wa al tilawa Nashk al huk duna al tilawa -- 4. The background to the emergence of the third mode of naskh: 1. The exegesis -- 2. The figh: the penalty for adultery -- 3. A second instance of the third mode of naskh -- 5. The mushaf: an incomplete record of the Qur'an -- Part II: The history of the collection of the Qur'an -- 6. The first collection -- 7. The Uthman collection -- 8. The Qur'an collections: an review -- 9. The isnad of the Qur'an -- The tawatur of the mushaf -- 10 General conclusions. Subjects: Qur an History. Qur an Reading. Islamic law Interpretation and construction.
Price: €60.00